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Truth Commission Criticized as Limited, Toothless

Truth Commission Criticized as Limited, Toothless

By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“There could be no reconciliation without justice,” President Benigno Aquino III declared during his inaugural speech. But the means by which he intends to run after the former Arroyo administration, the Truth Commission, is being criticized by progressive groups for being a dud.

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Solon Tells Truth Commission to Hold Office at Batasan; Offers Own Room if No Space Available (PR)

Solon Tells Truth Commission to Hold Office at Batasan; Offers Own Room if No Space Available (PR)

Press Release 2 August 2010 Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond Palatino today asked House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte to host the newly-formed Truth Commission tasked to ferret out the truth with regard to the abuses committed by the previous regime. The...

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Mr. Aquino, Stop the Killings!

Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Mr. Aquino, Stop the Killings!

By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
The cold-blooded assassination of Bayan Muna Aklan coordinator and Lezo town councilor Fernando Baldomero last Monday is forcing the hand of President Benigno Aquino to not only denounce extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and promise to go after their perpetrators but to deal with its obvious link with the government’s counterinsurgency program called Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL).

News in Pictures: Groups Challenge Noynoy: Killings Must Stop

News in Pictures: Groups Challenge Noynoy: Killings Must Stop


Progressive groups today marched to Chino Roces Bridge (formerly Mendiola Bridge) to demand justice for Fernando Baldomero, the first activist killed under the new Aquino administration. Baldomero, a Bayan Muna provincial coordinator of Aklan, was shot yesterday by motorcycle-riding men, in front of his house in Estancia, Kalibo, Aklan, while preparing to bring his son to school. He suffered three gunshot wounds in the head.

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